Fur stretcher or form



INMENTOR. mse/DHOGERS.

ATTORNEY.

J. ROGERS FUR STRETCHER OR FORM May 6 1924.

Filed April 6, 1923 U/ L l. //////////////l Patented May 6, 1924.

UNITED STATES man PATENT OFFICE.

` JOSEPH ROGEns, onivnw YORK, N. Y.

FUR STRETCHER OR FORM.

yApplication led April 6,

To all whom. t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOSEPH ROGERS, a subshaping, squaring, pressing and finishing the back paws of the skin in one operation instead of in different operations as has been the practice, thus increasing the quantity and improving the character of workmanshi in this art.

ne of the objects of my invention is to provide a sectional skin stretching and forming device which is inserted in the body of the skin and extends into the extreme ends thereof to shape the paws without resorting to the use of pins or other fastening devices which has been heretofore the practice.

The invention consists in the details of construction and combination and arrangement of the several parts of the furshaping and stretching device, whereby many advantages are attained in a simple, inexpensive and convenient construction, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

I accomplish the above objects and others which will be more fully understood when considered in connection with the accom panying drawings, showing a preferred embodiment of my invention, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan showing the stretcher in its relation to the skin of an animal.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 5 designates generally the body portion of a skin and 6, 7, the paws and tail thereof in which the stretcher and shaping device is to be inserted. The device proper consists of a wooden or metallic sectional block or form and comprises outer sections 8 adapted to be inserted through the body of the skin into the paws and separated by the central wedge indicated in its entirety by numeral 9. Each section 8 tapers gradually as at 10 and is curved on its inner side 11 near 1923. Serial No. 630,307.

the widest point 12. The opposite ends13 of each section gradually taper from its center and have attached thereto a curved, segmental block 14 having upper and lower guide plates 15 which permit said block to slide along the edges of theV outer sections to a position at the thinned out portion of the skin adjacent the front paws. The central wedge 9 gradually tapers from its narrow end 16 to its widest end 17, thus separating the respective outer sections and consequently stretching the skin asthe wedge is4 inserted. It will be noted that the wedge, when forced between the sections, produces a substantially U-shaped block at one end of the skin and thus lavoids the practice in this art, of pinning the skins when shaping the same. The central wedge 9 is also provided with ythe guide plates 18, 19, secured by the screws or other fastening elements thereto Y.

so that the wedge will properly cooperate with the respective sections when the same is placed therebetween to stretch the skin.

A pivoted plate 2O is also provided which prevents the relative displacement ofthe outer sections with respect to the wedge when the latter is inserted.

Vhile I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree-of particularity,

I realize that in practice various alterations may be made. I therefore reserve the right and privilege of changing the form of the details of construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of the correlated parts without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appendedv claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is :4

1. A skin stretcher comp-rising two tapered sections insertable through the body of a skin, one end of each section extendinginto the paws thereof and a wedge for sep.- arating said sections.

2. A skin `stretcher comprising two sections insertable through the body of a skin, each section gradually tapering toward its ends and adapted to be inserted into the paws 'of the skin and a wedge for separating said sections.

3. A skin stretcher comprising two sections insertable through the body of a skin, one end of each section extending slightly outwardly from the body thereof and gradually tapering toward its extremity and a Wedge on its inneiI side, a Wedge inseituble between insei'table bet-Ween the sections forming a therespeotiye sections forming a U-shziped U-shaped block. block at one end and guides for retaining 10 4. A skin stretcher comprising two secthe sections and Wedge together. 5 tions insertable through the body of a. skin, In testimony whereof I affix iny signature.

one end of each section extending slightly outwardly from the body thereof and, curved JOSEPH ROGERS. [L s.] 

